Saturday, April 26, 2014

'Half Of A Yellow Sun' film is banned in Nigeria

'Half Of A Yellow Sun' film is banned in Nigeria

Nigeria's film board has banned the screening of Chimamanda’s Ngozi Adichie’s novel turned movie "Half of a yellow sun''

The film was due to be released this month.

"Half of Yellow Sun" stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, nominated for Best Actor at the Academy Awards for his role in "12 Years a Slave," named 2014's Best Picture.

The decision does not affect the film's screening in other countries.

The film is a drama about the 1967-1970 Biafra War which killed more than a million people, many from starvation.

A statement on the film's website said the Nigeria release has been "postponed to May 2 due to delays in getting certification from the Nigeria Film and Video Censorship Board".

Board spokesman Caesar Kagho told AFP there were "regulatory issues" with the release, but that the film had not been "officially banned".

Related Posts:

  • The world's largest TV Screen is Samsung's 110inches Samsung's HDTV Ultra 110 inches is the Largest/Biggest TV in history. Samsung has taken a huge step forward, not only to launch a TV of this size on Monday, but also by the incorporation of Ultra High Definition ( Ultra HD … Read More
  • Mandela Tops Google's most searched of 2013Google has published the list of most searched terms this year ends. Osas eye bring you the so-called 'Zeitgeist 2013' List. Google analyzed visitors from over 181 countries and 146 languages to find the most searched terms … Read More
  • Best & Worst Dressed at the 2013 Headies Awards Waje Nigeria's biggest stars kicked off the country's most prestigious award in dresses and high heels to attend last night's 2013 Headies Awards at the Oriental Hotels, Lagos. And as expected, it was those gals who embr… Read More
  • Wole Soyinka's daughter, Iyetade Passes Away Iyetade Soyinka, daughter of Nobel Prize winner Wole Soyinka, has passed on at the age of 48. She was born June 6, 1965 and died at the University of Ibadan Teaching Hospital where she was being treated for an undisclosed … Read More
  • New Years Eve 2013 in Nigeria How to spend New Year's Eve in Nigeria? A long night of music, drinking and wild dancing to greet the arrival of the new year. The fireworks will light up after the new year's eve service and like a cage, the birds will … Read More

0 comments:

Post a Comment